The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-29

and ono can imagine her romping with
the village companions, little thinking
what experience awaited her in the dim
future. Her childhood fed. At 10 she
entered the service of Mr.. Thomas, the
local apothecary, as nursery maid
After three years (by some accounts,
unhappy ones) she left her situation.
She had often heard of London, its
wonders, its attractions; and London
wards her thoughts we're now directed.
Accordingly, we find her next at Black
friars, attending on the children of DR..
Budd, physician attached to st. Bar
tholomew's Hospital. The scene was
presently changed. Tired of Blackfriars
and the young Budds she obtained a
Situation as general drudge at fruiter-
er's shop in ST. James's Market an
open space of ground long since built
over, lying between Pail Mall and King
street. } was now between IL and
Is, and extremely beautiful. Her
beauty too was Of superior sort, which
hard work could not alter. A lady,
coming one day TO the shop where she
was employed, was so struck by her
appearance that she offered to take her
into her service. The offer was accept
ed. Emma's duties in her new place
seem to have been light. She had
learned to read, and her many leisure
hours were passed in devouring tho
silly romances then in fashion, which
formed the favorite intellectual aiiment
of her employer. OF an evening
she went often to the play
for her q scene of enchantment.
Her power of mimicry was astonishing,
and she could initiate all the actors and
actresses she saw to the life. She had
also an accurate ear for music, and .
fresh voice. Her fellow servants
thought highly of these gifts; her mis-
tress then regarded them less favorable.
The mimic was dismissed. Emm9
Lyon next appears as servant at o
tavern frequented by Bohemian mul
titude of actors, artists, and hack au
thors. Here she received enough at
tention and hattery to have turned fifty
heads. 1t was, however, the perfor
nance Of an act Of pure good natu
that first led to her wandering from til
path of virtue The war between
America and England was now raging
A Welsh youth of her acquaintance was
one fine day, impressed into the service
and detained on shipboard off the Tow
er. On hearing of this she at once pre-
sented herself before Capt (afterward
AdmiraD John Payne, under whose su.
perintendenca recruiting was carried en-
and entreated him to obtain her friends
release. The Captain was bewitched
by her beauty, and granted her prayer
cenditionally Her scruples if she had
any, were overcome. She became his
mistress. Their connection. did not last
long. We follow her now to Up Park
in Sussex, where she lived under the
protection Of Harry Featherstonhaugh,
an enthusiastic fox hnnter. She shared
his taste. Mounted on thorough bred
mare she galloped across country with
all the skill and courage Of Diana Yer
non herself. When the days sport was
over she would entertain Sir Harry and
his rollicking bachelor friends With the
atrical mimicries and tavern Jokes, She
and her baronGs spent money reckless
lyse recklessly, indeed, that hospita-
BILE Up Park had to be closed. To-
gether they repaired to town, where
they soon after separated, not apparent
" on the best terms. Temple Bar.